Entries categorized as advent
naughty or nice?
Today, 6th December, is the feast of St Nicholas of Myra (AKA Sinta Klaus, Santa Claus, Father Christmas et al), and in many countries shoes or socks are left out, not on Dec 24th as in England, but on the evening of Dec 5th.
But Ekklesia reports that the spirit of christmas was somewhat lacking on More...
Advent: God in the bleak places
Dave Faulkner writes:
For the second year running, a group called Beyond Church has organised an outdoor Advent calendar. It’s a series of beach huts on Brighton beach. Does anyone fancy Brighton beach in December? They had a hundred people turn up on the first night. But if you don’t fancy that, you can More...
Advent Friday Round-up
so much going on! several deadlines, end of term madness, stuff and more stuff. But here are a few Friday items worth checking out:
Mark Pierson on a fantastic bit of curated Advent Worship (do try this at home, but only if you have flood insurance!!)
Dave Walker on Nine Lessons (learned) and Carols
David Keen’s contribution More...
Advent exhibitions
There’s a range of interesting Advent exhibitions about at the moment – two Advent Beach Hut Calendars, several online ones, and a number of people blogging through Advent.
Gavin Mart writes about an Advent exhibition at LeftBank in Leeds, which he and Si Smith have curated. He makes some pertinent comments about how artworks are affected/inspired/etc More...
Alternative Advent
David Keen has collected ten different ways to celebrate Advent in an alternative way, ranging from the socially responsible to the plain whacky. If you want to find out how to build community with biscuits, have a comical advent, or re-invent old traditions, go and have a look.
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Advent
Advent begins on Sunday. If you haven’t yet got your Advent stuff together you’d better nip over to Proost toot suite and nab a few calendars and resources. They have Beyond’s amazing Advent Beach Hut Calendar (I already have mine hanging on the kitchen wall).If you buy it today you’ll have it in time for More...
ADVENT: How long, O Lord?
Twelve years ago this month I was only a few weeks away from delivering my son. I had done quite well up until then, sporting a small, neat little bump. But those last few weeks, all of a sudden it was too much. My back ached, my legs hurt, and no matter what, the baby More...
Advent: too busy to stop?
Advent (which begins next Sunday) is the time of year when clergy get ready for a non-stop steamroller to Christmas. There is everything, but everything to get done – the carol concerts, the visits, the looking after people who will be alone for Christmas, prep for all the Christmas services, say nothing of your own More...
What is stir-up sunday?
what’s stir up sunday?, someone asked me this week.
Stir-up sunday is today (the last Sunday before Advent) and if you want to know more, I wrote a potted history and commentary about it here
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Advent calendar
Task of the day: complete the planning for our Advent Carol Service. All the pieces are planned, but the devil is in the detail, and it will take me about five of the next twelve days to get the show on the road.
Cheeringly, though, I have my Beyond Beach Hut Advent Calendar hanging on my More...
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Maggi has kept a blog since September 2003, writing about theology and faith, the arts and literature, and a little about life and random nonsense...
This title focuses on the importance of understanding who God is - and who he is not. It explores the core Lenten idea of 'giving up', taking it beyond the traditional idea of simply abstaining from something.
This book compares and contrasts the different Gospel narratives of Christ's coming. It is designed specifically for use in 2007, highlighting links to the Church calendar. It is intended for those wanting daily Bible readings for Advent.
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